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Nashville Museum Resources

Nashville Museum Resources providing information on the many Museums within Music City. Including Tennessee State Museum and much more.
Charlie Daniels Museum
The Charlie Daniels Museum and Second To None Gifts is located at 110 Second Ave North, in heart of the District.The museum holds a countless number of Charlie Daniels' personal memorabilia and artifacts collected over his lifetime as well as Second To None Gift Shop. Call for more information 615-242-9727 Admission is FREE.
Country Music Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located in the heart of downtown Nashville's entertainment district.The museum is 40,000 square feet of pure country music history and memorabilia, right down to Webb Pierce's Silver Dollar Cadillac.
Grand Ole Opry Museum
The Grand Ole Opry Museum,located at 2802 Opryland Drive pays tribute to the world’s longest-running radio show and its yesteryear’s stars with exhibits honoring the legendary Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jim Reeves and more. Admission is free. For more information 615-889-3060
Willie Nelson & Friends Museum
Willie Nelson & Friends Museum is located at 2613-A McGavock Pike in Nashville,inside the Music Valley Gift Emporium, which is one of Nashville's largest gift shops.More more information call(615) 885-1515
Belle Meade Plantation
Belle Meade Plantation is a premiere historic site.It offers 1790s Dunham Station Log Cabin, 1853 Antebellum Mansion, 1890s Carriage House and stables, as well as Seven other historic outbuildings including an Antique carriage collection, Restaurant and Museum Shop.
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art is a 55-acre cultural attraction, completed in 1932 by the Cheek Family. It is located eight miles from downtown Nashville. Cheekwood offers an immense number of classes and workshops for all ages.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located in the heart of downtown Nashville's entertainment district.The museum is 40,000 square feet of pure country music history and memorabilia, right down to Webb Pierce's Silver Dollar Cadillac.
Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum
Hartzler-Towner Multicultural Museum is located at the Scarritt-Bennett Center and host a collection of over 14,000 cultural and related natural history artifacts.
Lane Motor Museum
The Lane Motor Museum displays 150 cars and motorcycles not typically seen in the U.S. Discover amphibious vehicles, competition cars, alternative fuel vehicles, microcar collection, military vehicles, motorcycles, and prototypes.
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum covers all genres of music including country, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, jazz, rock and pop. They offer everyone an inside look at the musicians and instruments have made their mark on music history.
Tennessee Central Railway Museum
The Tennessee Central Railway Museum is dedicated to the preservation of Tennessee's railroad heritage. Our Nashville facility is home to a unique collection of historic equipment. The museum also operates passenger excursions in Middle Tennessee, providing a unique opportunity for everyone to experience the joys of rail travel.
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is a 7,200 square foot facility , located in the Gaylord Entertainment Center,at the corner of 5th and Broadway. The Museum features interactive games such as a virtual reality, one-on-one basketball game, a strength training apparatus used by Olympic swimmers, college football and basketball exhibits, NASCAR video games, and more.
Tennessee State Museum
The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest state museums in the nation. It is located in Downtown Nashville at 5th and Deaderick St., in the James K. Polk Cultural Center. Admission is Free to all permanent exhibits.
The Belmont Mansion
Belmont Mansion,circa 1853, was home of Adelicia Acklen. It offers a historical look at Art, Wealth, Fashion, Architecture, Tradition, Romance, & Tragedy in Nashville's past.
The Hermitage--Andrew Jackson
Web page of The Hermitage, historic home of Andrew Jackson, with event schedules, hours of operation, history and much more.
The Lotz House Museum
Be guided through the historic house built in 1858 by Johann Albert Lotz,it offers its visitors a chance to see the material culture of the soldiers who fought in the war - North and South and has the largest and most comprehensive collection of War Between the States and Old West artifacts in the Mid-South.
The Parthenon
Did you know that Nashville has an full size replica of the Parthenon in Greece and that it houses the largest indoor statue in the Western World not to mention a very impressive art collection. Click the following link to learn more.
The Upper Room Chapel & Museum
The Upper Room Chapel hosts over 25,000 visitors each year. The focal point of the Upper Room Chapel is a woodcarving of Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper”, sculpted by Ernest Pellegrini. Visitors also enjoy the Upper Room Museum, whose permanent collection reflects the international, interracial, and interdenominational nature of The Upper Room.
Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
Travellers Rest Plantation, circa 1799, and Museum is the former home to Judge John Overton and his family for over 140 years. Today the house and grounds are open daily for tours.

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